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We often think of mental health in the negative, such as having a disorder or problem. However, mental health is actually a state of well-being. It guides our ability to cope with life stressors, ...

If summer has brought a break in your regular reading, whether intentionally or unintentionally, avid reader Emily Fletcher has a few tips to get back into a routine.

Anupama Shetty shares how reading with her children is a mutually beneficial experience. Ever since I became a mother, I wanted to pass on my love of reading to my children. Like many parents, I read ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Nearly a half ...

There are a lot of things that have improved over the past 50 years, but are still far from perfect: Car safety. Solar power uptake. Scores of medical procedures. Add reading comprehension instruction ...

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words, no one taught them how to make sense of the ...

South African learners consistently struggle with reading comprehension, performing poorly in both international and local assessments. A significant issue is that 81% of grade 4 learners (aged 9 or ...

Reading fluency is the ability to read with proper speed, accuracy, and expression. Children, and people in general, must be able to read fluently in order to understand what they’re reading. This ...